I was picked up from the airport in a Metallica camper van. This came as somewhat of a surprise seeing as it was driven by three Brits who listen primarily to indy rock and hip hop. Blasting the Smiths from the Metallica van drew some confused looks. nonetheless I was stoked.
If my history serves me correct, during World War II Japan dropped a nuclear weapon on Canada, and a chunk of BC was launched across the pacific and landed down near Australia. I think all the bears fell off in the air though because there are only rodents (loads of them). Apparently when NZ was discovered they felt it was a good idea to introduce possums and rabbits, because these animals are sooo helpful to the environment. This makes night time driving fun though ... we made a game to see who could kill the most rodents at night in the Metallica van. I had my first ever kill there. I cried for many miles, as Ed and Sam made deliberate swerves onto the shoulder to generate points. kids these days have no respect for the value of rodent life.4 people in a camper van is cozy.
EXTREME activities are a big tourist attraction in new zealand. Sophie and I opted for the EXTREME experience of bungee jumping, while Ed joined us as EXTREME photographer. Coming to the bungee site and not jumping made him the target of fairly severe piss-taking by the bungee employees. They were EXTREME. Here is a photo of me shitting myself before jumping. not EXTREME.Here's a video of some fish
